English band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Friendly Fires
Get to know the artist
Friendly Fires are a band from St Albans in Hertfordshire, England, formed in 2006, who blend indie rock with electro and house. Ed Macfarlane and Edd Gibson are the vocalist and guitarist. Their self-titled debut album, released 1 September 2008, was shortlisted for the 2009 Mercury Prize. They split in 2014, reunited three years later and released Inflorescent in 2019.
- Labels
Their records have come out on XL Recordings, Moshi Moshi Records and Late Night Tales.
- Formed in
- St Albans
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active since
- 2006
- First RA show
- 2006 · 93 Feet East, London
- On RA
- 226 shows in 31 countries
- Released on
- XL Recordings, Moshi Moshi Records, Late Night Tales
- RA followers
- 12,170
Hear a full mix
- RA.285 Friendly Fires ↗
Resident Advisor podcast · Nov 2011
In our cities
- 79 shows · last Mar 2023 at Pillars Brewery
- 7 shows · last Jul 2019 at The Metro Theatre
- 5 shows · last Dec 2024 at Repeat
- 3 shows · last Jul 2019 at 170 Russell
- 1 show · last Aug 2011 at Le Bain
Upcoming across cities
No upcoming sets listed.
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